Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 700 pages
- Published by: Microsoft Press; Har/Cdr edition September 24, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0735618933
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0735618930
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Book Dimensions:
9.4 x 7.5 x 2.1 inches
- Weighs: 3.9 pounds
Product Review
In the certification craze of 1999-2001, tens of thousands of people earned their
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) ratings. Those certifications are expiring now, just as
Microsoft is coming out with Windows Server 2003 to replace the Windows 2000 family of operating systems. There may be a real opportunity for those who earn the Windows Server 2003 certification--and that's where
MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core Requirements comes in. This four-book set (which comes with quiz
software and a 180-day laboratory version of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, plus a coupon for 15 percent off the cost of each of the four exams), combined with some hands-on practical work, should be all you need to earn the new MCSE rating or the
Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA) certification.
Each of the four books (each with a separate author) covers the published requirements of a single exam. Coverage tends to be text-heavy--even procedures rely mostly on text and use few screen shots. This goes to reinforce the fact that these are serious books for people with a pretty good idea of what they're doing already. Chapters typically begin with conceptual coverage of their subjects (using diagrams to illustrate the relationships among network entities in many cases) and move on to illustrative procedures to try. Chapters then conclude with carefully considered discussion questions. The answers to the questions appear in an appendix, complete with explanations of why the correct answers are what they are.
--David Wall Topics covered: The published exam requirements for the MCSE/MCSA core exams: "Managing and Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Environment" (70-290), "Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure" (70-294), "Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure" (70-291), and "Planning and Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure" (70-293).
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
In the certification craze of 1999-2001, tens of thousands of people earned their
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) ratings. Those certifications are expiring now, just as
Microsoft is coming out with Windows Server 2003 to replace the Windows 2000 family of operating systems. There may be a real opportunity for those who earn the Windows Server 2003 certification--and that's where MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit:
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core Requirements comes in. This four-book set (which comes with quiz
software and a 180-day laboratory version of Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, plus a coupon for 15 percent off the cost of each of the four exams), combined with some hands-on practical work, should be all you need to earn the new MCSE rating or the
Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA) certification.Each of the four books (each with a separate author) covers the published requirements of a single exam. Coverage tends to be text-heavy--even procedures rely mostly on text and use few screen shots. This goes to reinforce the fact that these are serious books for people with a pretty good idea of what they're doing already. Chapters typically begin with conceptual coverage of their subjects (using diagrams to illustrate the relationships among network entities in many cases) and move on to illustrative procedures to try. Chapters then conclude with carefully considered discussion questions. The answers to the questions appear in an appendix, complete with explanations of why the correct answers are what they are. --David WallTopics covered: The published exam requirements for the MCSE/MCSA core exams: "Managing and Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Environment" (70-290), "Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure" (70-294), "Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure" (70-291), and "Planning and Maintaining a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure" (70-293).
Reader Reviews
This review is from: MCSE Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Core Requirements, Exams 70-290, 70-291, 70-293, 70-294 (Paperback)
I really wonder if the people who have reviewed a few hundred books and wrote a review of this even read the books. I was shocked to go back after purchasing this bookset to reread the reviews that led me to purchase this set. When I read the reviews I also noticed how many other books some of these people read. I thought wow, they must read all day. Their reviews were nothing but glowing. A friend of mine claims this book set is designed to force people into taking classes, I must agree with him. The chapter reviews contain questions that were not presented in the section. The companion CD has test questions that also contain questions that are not covered in these books. Every time I found these questions I had to question my own abilities. I asked others to prove me right. To further compound the difficulties were the format of the questions. In some questions the correct answer(s) was the "best practice(s)", this would exclude some answers as being not proper even though correct. Other questions had just the opposite and required any possible even though not a "best practice" response. My point is that if you have only these books to help you pass the expensive tests then you might consider some classes. I don't feel that this set will allow you to pass the tests without a lot of other studying. I would hate to think that some people pass the test by learning the question pool instead of learning the subject matter. I claim to be no expert in any subject. I am sure I can get trained and certified despite the curves thrown to me with this set with a lot of extra effort and training matter. Thank you for your time.
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